Matheniko
IUCN IIIWildlife Reserve · 1964
1 757 km²
Constituency · KEN
Turkana West
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(89 %)
Species observed
508
Observations
8 469
Area
14 109,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Turkana West : 7 espèces reliées par 9 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 20.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
10
Interactions affichées
9
Connectance
0.200
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
508 distinct species · 8 469 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,5°C
Annual rain
452mm
Warmest m°
35,3°C
Coldest m°
22,2°C
Elevation: 670 m on average (min 450 m, max 1 567 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,5°C
Annual rain
452mm
Warmest month
35,3°C
Coldest month
22,2°C
Mean alt.
670m
Min
450m
Max
1 567m
Std. dev.
187m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(89 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
19,6g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
41,6%
Silt
25,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
29,5g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
42,3%
Silt
25,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
41,8%
Silt
25,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
40,6%
Silt
24,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.0%
Crops1.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)89.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology31 basins · 1 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
333,2km
Lake surface here
0,28km²
Basins crossed
31
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
21 564km²
Discharge in basins
77,9m³/s
Mean precip.
421mm/an
Mean T°
26,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,77
Mean runoff
25mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
726m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Anamsub-area2 121,6 km²overlap1902.31 km²13%
- Basin #16360sub-area2 225,6 km²overlap1869.77 km²13%
- Bassin de Tarach riversub-area1 417,2 km²overlap1325.06 km²9%
- Basin #36150sub-area1 431,7 km²overlap1227.58 km²9%
- Basin #33740sub-area912,9 km²overlap908.91 km²6%
- Basin #29630sub-area1 067 km²overlap878.16 km²6%
- Bassin de Natira Riversub-area1 229,7 km²overlap877.41 km²6%
- Bassin de Tarach riversub-area765,8 km²overlap647.23 km²5%
- Basin #52280sub-area1 080,3 km²overlap495.49 km²4%
22 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #22690sub-area490 km²overlap486.26 km²3%
- Bassin de Mathenikosub-area627,5 km²overlap462.27 km²3%
- Basin #52160sub-area434,2 km²overlap432.25 km²3%
- Basin #40350sub-area422,4 km²overlap420.03 km²3%
- Basin #63680sub-area1 460,3 km²overlap340.43 km²2%
- Bassin de Anamsub-area268,3 km²overlap267.16 km²2%
- Bassin de Lolabosub-area1 090,4 km²overlap204.31 km²1%
- Basin #38300sub-area200,6 km²overlap199.72 km²1%
- Bassin de Anamsub-area182,9 km²overlap182.09 km²1%
- Basin #40360sub-area303,4 km²overlap176.12 km²1%
- Basin #43520sub-area159,6 km²overlap147.87 km²1%
- Bassin de Nazurosub-area901,3 km²overlap130.63 km²1%
- Basin #45050sub-area1 589,5 km²overlap118.79 km²1%
- Basin #34870sub-area306,4 km²overlap100.38 km²1%
- Bassin de Athigiriaitsub-area1 800 km²overlap86.60 km²1%
- Basin #29040sub-area143,1 km²overlap69.53 km²0%
- Basin #50300sub-area50,7 km²overlap50.46 km²0%
- Bassin de River Kawalaseesub-area579 km²overlap37.71 km²0%
- Basin #33860sub-area28,9 km²overlap28.72 km²0%
- Basin #36140sub-area24,8 km²overlap24.67 km²0%
- Basin #63080sub-area27,8 km²overlap11.07 km²0%
- Basin #43290sub-area202,7 km²overlap0.08 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Anamord 5len here125.48 km100%total126 km
- Natira Riverord 4len here106.59 km82%total129 km
- Lolaboord 3len here48.65 km54%total90 km
- Tarach riverord 3len here23.75 km100%total24 km
- Tarach Riverord 3len here17.11 km100%total17 km
- Nazuroord 5len here6.79 km7%total99 km
- Mathenikoord 1len here4.39 km61%total7 km
- Nazuro Riverord 5len here0.41 km1%total39 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
5,4%
Pesticides
1,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN III · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Zulia
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1950
926 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN